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A Bell OH-58, the same model family as N82857
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N82857

Bell OH-58C

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesKansas
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N82857 is a Bell OH-58C, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter). It has 4 seats. It is registered to Tri Rotor Spray & Chemical, a corporation in Ulysses, Kansas. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 2, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control; aerial surveying; forest; patrolling; carriage of cargo, dated January 27, 1998.

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Aircraft

Maker
Bell
Model
OH-58C · all OH-58Cs and related versions
Built of
aluminium
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Bell OH-58 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
70-15621
Type
RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
TurboshaftFAA type of engine code 3 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Allison T63 SERIES · 250 hp
Seats
4
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
AB51BA (octal 52650672)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
September 2, 2015
Expires
September 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 10, 2023
Airworthiness
RestrictedFAA airworthiness class code 3 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Agriculture and pest control; Aerial surveying; Forest; Patrolling; Carriage of cargoFAA certificate purpose code 12457 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · January 27, 1998
FAA region
CentralFAA region code 3 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00435442

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Tri Rotor Spray & Chemical
Type
CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
9170 e Road 2
Ulysses, KS 67880-8151

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

1992-08-12Piper PA-28-161 · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office

Connections how N82857 links to the rest of the register

Design
  • Bell OH-58 329 registered
  • Bell 3,082 aircraft on the register
  • Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
Engine
Owner
Place
  • Ulysses, KS 71 aircraft registered in this town
  • Ulysses Airport · ULS
  • Kansas 5,738 aircraft registered
Record
Airworthiness
Analytics
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The public federal record on N82857, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Tri Rotor Spray & Chemical, a corporation, certificate issued September 2, 2015, expires September 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

NOTEAirworthiness certificate

Restricted certificate for agriculture and pest control; aerial surveying; forest; patrolling; carriage of cargo; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 70-15621 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N82857 was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Piper PA-28-161 (serial 288316004, cancelled August 12, 1992). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

2 NTSB records under N82857: Accident on May 12, 2018 at Yuma, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on September 21, 1991 at Placerville, CA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal). Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 2

WPR18LA140Accident on May 12, 2018 at Yuma, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell OH 58C · operated under 137

A partial loss of engine power during an aerial application flight due to thermal damage to the 1st stage gas producer turbine nozzle and an irregular fuel spray pattern due to carbon buildup of the fuel nozzle. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel's inadequate inspection of the fuel nozzle.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

LAX91FA401Accident on September 21, 1991 at Placerville, CA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).serial on NTSB record: 28-8316004

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · operated under 091

THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF AT A HIGH DENSITY AIRPORT WITH THE AIRPLANE EXCEEDING ITS MAXIMUM GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S USE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS AND ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data